Wendy Alec

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Wendy Alec
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Welbeck Street, London, England
Occupation(s)TV network founder, author
Notable workChronicles of Brothers

Wendy Alec is a British writer, TV producer, film-maker, and director of WarBoys Entertainment London. She has written seven books, including the epic fantasy series, Chronicles of Brothers. She co-founded the GOD TV network in 1995 [1] and presided as Director of Television and Creative Director for 21 years. In 2016, she left to pursue her writing career along with the development of her production company, Warboys Entertainment. [2] [3] In 2024, she hosts a TV program on The Bible Network. [4]

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Early life and career

Alec was born in London, England. After leaving school, she trained in speech, drama, and music. She began her career in advertising in the early 1990s, first as a copywriter and then as a creative director. Alec was trained in screenwriting by her mentor in Hollywood, screen doctor Ron Suppa, professor at UCLA's Extension Screenwriting Programme. [5]

God TV

Alec co-founded GOD TV with Rory Alec in 1995 as the UK and Europe's first daily Christian television network - broadcasting two hours a day on Rupert Murdoch's SKY platform. The network grew rapidly over the past 21 years, with a broadcast reach of 951 million viewers in 2016. [6]

For almost three decades, Alec worked as GOD TV's Creative Director and Director of Television responsible for the network's international branding and programming line-up. She has also been the network's president. [7] Alec was the host of Word From The Heart [8] and An Evening With Wendy on GOD TV. [9]

Alec has represented GOD TV at several international conferences including the Women on the Frontlines World Convention 2015 at Angelus Temple in Los Angeles [10] and the Empowered21 Jerusalem 2015 Global Congress. [11]

Alec and her husband divorced in 2014. She stepped down as CEO of GOD TV in 2016. [12]

Book publications

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Alec in 2005

Alec published an autobiography, Against All Odds, in 2001. [13]

Alec published the first book in her Chronicles of Brothers series, The Fall of Lucifer, in January 2006. She published the second book, Messiah-The First Judgement in November 2007, Son of Perdition in December 2009, and A Pale Horse in December 2012. [14] With nearly a million books sold, in 2009 she [15] turned her hand to screenwriting, already having completed the first screenplay, The Fall of Lucifer, and currently developing Chronicles into a TV series in the genre of 'Game of Thrones'.

She is also the author of 'Journal of the Unknown Prophet', [16] which is presented as a prophetic revelation given to her by God. [17] Visions From Heaven - Visitations To My Father's Chamber is Alec's second best-selling 'prophetic' journal. [18] She has completed Book Five of the Chronicles Series, End Of Days, which was published by HarperCollins in Autumn 2018. [19]

After her divorce, she published Wounded Warriors: Out of the Wilderness. [20]

Awards

Alec has been recognised for her work at In the media arena with a Global Platinum Award from the Global Media Summit in 2016. [21]

She has also received awards from the Christian Broadcasting Council of the UK for her work on projects including The Global Day of Prayer Live. [22] and Gold awards for 'Best Ministry TV Program' [23] and 'Best Music TV Programme'. [24] Underneath her leadership at GOD TV as Director of Television, her production teams won over 20 Angel Awards.

Alec has also received awards for her writing. She received an 'Outstanding Contribution to Literature Award' for Chronicles of Brothers and the Journal of the Unknown Prophet, all four of Chronicles won the Best Fiction Award at Eden (the UK's largest online Christian Bookstore) , and she also received the award for 'Outstanding Fiction Writer' for Chronicles of Brothers in the Exceptional Writers Awards. [25]

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References

  1. ↑ McCann, Paul. 'Rory and Wendy bring God up to date' - "Rory and Wendy Alec (above) are the shiny new faces of religious broadcasting.", The Independent , 2 December 1997.
  2. ↑ "Wendy Alec, God TV Founder". God TV.
  3. ↑ "Wendy Alec". God TV. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Wendy Alec". TBN Africa. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Alec, Wendy (1996). Against All Odds. London, UK: Summit Publishing Limited. ISBN   978-0-9552377-4-4.
  6. ↑ NRB Staff - 'Alec founded GOD TV in 1995 as the "Christian Channel Europe.' NRB, 5 May 2016.
  7. ↑ 'In 2014 she became the network's President and continues to lead GOD TV from its broadcast headquarters in Jerusalem.' GOD TV
  8. ↑ "GOD TV co-founder, Wendy Alec also presents 'A Word from Heaven' bringing encouragement to those who face the festive season alone or who are struggling with depression.", 1800Gospel.com.
  9. ↑ 'GOD TV's President Wendy Alec brings prophetic encouragement to viewers in this New Year's Special featuring song items, video updates, viewer testimonies and New Year greetings.' An Evening with Wendy - New Year Special, 31 December 2015.
  10. ↑ 'GOD TV's Wendy Alec was also in Los Angeles, California as one of the speakers at the conference and presented the first night LIVE on GOD TV. - See more at: http://www.god.tv/blog/Women-On-The-Frontlines#sthash.WUkjJe5j.dpuf.' 'Thursday 21 May 2015.
  11. ↑ 'Wendy Alec speaks alongside 100+ global ministry leaders in Jerusalem.' 'Thursday 21 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "All the latest from God TV Co-founder Wendy Alec". Christian Learning. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  13. ↑ 'Against All Odds: The Story of Europe's First Daily Christian Television Network', Amazon.com
  14. ↑ {http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17033173-a-pale-horse} Good Reads.com - "Wendy Alec's epic Chronicles of Brothers saga continues in the eagerly anticipated fourth book. The Chronicles of Brothers is now available to a wider general readership. W. Alec is a successful businesswoman, creative director, author, and screenwriter with a global online following."
  15. ↑ McBride, Karin – 'In Focus with Wendy Alec Co-Founder GOD TV, Broadcaster & Author' "Alongside her husband Rory, Wendy Alec has established one of the world‟s foremost Christian Media outreaches with GOD TV. This month Wendy also released her third publication in the phenomenally successful 'Chronicles of Brothers' Series - 'The Son of Perdition".", 3-in-1 Publishing, Northern Ireland, December 2009
  16. ↑ 'Journal of the Unknown Prophet: A Visitation of Jesus Christ.' Amazon.com.
  17. ↑ 'Journal of the Unknown Prophet' "Written by Wendy Alec, from GOD TV, this book has become a prophetic classic in just a few years.", Christian Bits.
  18. ↑ 'Wendy Alec's 'Visions from Heaven' takes best-seller listings by storm' - "Wendy Alec's 'Visions from Heaven' appears on bestseller lists around the world within weeks of publication landing at number one on Amazon's top 100 Christian Prophetic books and number 6 on the UK's Top Ten Christian Books compiled by Nielsen BookScan.", The Herald (Plymouth) , 24 July 2014.
  19. ↑ "Wendy Alec". GoodReads. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  20. ↑ "Wounded Warriors: Out of the Wilderness". GoodReads. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  21. ↑ By NRB Staff. - 'Global Media Summit Honors GOD TV's Wendy Alec with Global Platinum Award' – "Wendy Alec, who founded GOD TV, was honored last month during the Global Media Summit (GMS) conference in Dallas, Texas. Alec was one of three media professionals honored with the GMS Global Platinum Award during a gala on April 30..", NRB , 5 May 2016. Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ↑ "GOLD EXPLOITS AWARD, The Global Day of Prayer Live, Executive Producer: Wendy Alec, Producer: Graeme Spencer, Director: David Millard, Presenters: Rory & Wendy Alec, GOD TV.", Christian Broadcasting Council, UK
  23. ↑ 'CATEGORY D - BEST MINISTRY TV PROGRAMME - Gold - Soul Survivor - GOD TV' "Excellent coverage of a major youth event - good speakers, good music, good message.", Christian Broadcasting Council, UK.
  24. ↑ 'CATEGORY F - BEST MUSIC TV PROGRAMME - Gold - Delirious Night - GOD TV' "A worthy tribute to an amazing band. GOD TV's standards are consistently high for programmes designed to appeal to a youth audience. Exciting TV.", Christian Broadcasting Council, UK.
  25. ↑ "3-in-1 The Voice.", Exceptional Writers Awards.
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